Jasper's PoV
We had all said goodbye to the pups in the morning besides Jacob and Embry who would stay behind to look after the farm. Me, Emmett and Peter had driven separate vehicles to get them to the airport since they couldn't exactly roll up as wolves. Bella had stayed behind to play video games with Jacob as she knew she would miss him and wasn't sure what she wanted to do with her life yet. If she cut Charlie out of her life, she would have to be careful when she saw Jacob also unless he came down here. I had quickly packed a suitcase before I had left in the morning of my clothes noticing that a few of my hoodies were missing which surprised me. As I passed by Bella's suit case though, I caught a whiff of my scent telling me all I needed to know. I was surprised though as her clothes would be a mix of both of our scents.
Twelve hours later we were walking up the ramp to a private airplane that would take us to Rio de Janeiro, then get a car ride to the coast. That meant only two humans in the front as we had asked for no hostess option since it was only a few hour flight. Bella just had to not think about eating, easy?
We had gone hunting just before we left and I made sure that Bella had drunk enough. After she had gone hunting with Rose, I quickly sent a text message to her to come meet me in the chicken coop where I had two little deer's who were fast asleep next to each other. Bella grinned at me, understanding my secret message and we both drank up before meeting the others in the car to head off to the airport.
I had just sat down when my head began to swirl in circles. That was when Bella had quickly sat down next to me after putting her suitcase away.
"Whoa" she giggled.
"Right?" I said, smirking.
"What are you two talking about?" asked Rose, staring at me with suspicion in her eyes.
We both broke into giggles before letting loose as she realized what we had gotten away with.
Suddenly Rose pulled my ear up to the ceiling of the airplane.
"Jasper Johnathan Whitlock, are you to tell me that you and Bella got high before getting on an airplane that is about to fly high into the air with you in it when you have the ability to project the way you feel to us and there for the humans who are about to fly us?" she hissed.
"Hey it will be fine, don't worry Rosieboo, it will distract Bella, trust me and if it doesn't work well I happen to have a suitcase full of blood above us in the hanger" I tried as I patted her head smiling sweetly at her.
"If we crash, you are losing your body for the entire vacation" she hissed before letting me go.
"Yes mam" I retorted while trying to hold my serious face in place. Rose just rolled her eyes and gave a warm smile at Bella for wanting to sit next to me. I knew deep down Rose wasn't that furious as she pretended as she was happy that Bella was now trying to spend time with me. I sat down and shared a serious look with Bella before we burst into laughter again.
"Rosieboo?" Bella asked.
"I've heard Emmett call her that in the bedroom" I said just before Rosie hissed at me again bringing a big smile to my face. I was so dead once this airplane ride was done with.
Soon enough we were in the air and Bella stayed sitting next to me. We had one chair between us with me in the window seat so she could escape easily if she needed to but it still mostly counted as she had moved the arm rests back. We were sitting in the lower class as it was further away from the humans while the adults hanged in first class.
"Hey, at the risk of never having sex again, what does it feel like?" asked Emmett quietly as he came to sit with us after the seat belt sign had gone off.
I looked over Emmett's shoulder to see if anyone was coming before projecting onto Emmett carefully. "Holy shit" he squeaked.
"Shhhh!" Bella giggled.
"Uh oh" I said as I felt Rose's anger spike up from first class.
Emmett, Bella and I hung out in a corner of the airplane chatting away and not once did Bella lose control. We did share a few blood bags while the parents judged us from afar. We just had to hide what we were doing since there were camera's obviously for the captain to make sure we were okay. It felt like we were hiding drugs or something. Me and Bella had picked a movie to watch while Emmett went back to his grumpy wife and Bella was actually leaning on her hand towards me with her elbow resting on an arm rest as if she felt a pull towards me while watching the movie. I had stayed perfectly still, enjoying her closeness even though there was still half a meter between us. Unfortunately I had relaxed a little too much and the plane suddenly wobbled a bunch before being corrected when I quickly reigned in my ability.
"Jasper Johnathan Whitlock" hissed Rosie as she walked into our cabin looking like a devil from hell.
"Sorry ma'am" I said while I tipped my hat in her direction. I felt her emotions tell me that she would be blushing right now if she could be. I knew using my southern accent around my little sister would always get me out of any trouble. Her anger had melted instantly and she came to sit between us to play games of cards for the rest of the flight.
Once we landed we climbed into two separate limos that would drive us to the coast of Rio de Janeiro where we then would get onto a boat that would take us to Isle Esme. It was currently eight at night when we neared the coast and I realized there was a festival going on. There was dancing, food, singing, fireworks, music and humans. I quickly looked across Rose at Bella who was smiling with a wicked grin but she wasn't hungry.
"Can we get out and see the festival?" Bella asked.
"NO" yelled Rosie before hissing.
"No Bella, you will massacre them all, trust me" she said softly.
"I'm not hungry Rose, I got this" she whispered as she lowered her window down to have a sniff. I felt her interest peak immediately but she swallowed it down and covered it up with the need to have fun.
"Let's party Rose, driver stop please" she called.
We all got out and I paid the driver to take our luggage to the port and we would be there soon. Bella was bouncing on the balls of her feet in excitement as she radiated impatience for not getting in there yet. I very much wanted to grab her hand and hold it but I didn't want to ruin the moment so I stood next to her as we waited for the others to get out. I felt buzzy, dizzy and happy all at once and contemplated what would happen if I projected that onto the entire city. I settled for hitting everyone else at full blast with what me and Bella felt and we giggled at their reactions.
Bella led the way into the throngs and we checked out some of the stalls till we stopped at one where Bella was looking at a jewelry stall that had a bunch of precious stone necklaces.
"Did you want one?" I asked her as the others disappeared to shop themselves.
"Yeah, could I please? I was looking at the deep purple one" she asked.
I smiled and purchased the necklace for Bella from the stall owner.
"Thank you Jasper, can you put the necklace on please?" She asked as she held out her hand with the necklace in it.
"Of course" I smiled as she turned around. I gently swept her hair to the side before dangling the necklace in front of her to connect the clasp behind her neck. I then gently tugged her hair out of the way so it was back behind her neck again. I decided to risk being slapped by resting my hands on Bella's shoulders and squeezing them gently. She turned around to look up at me with a warm smile while showing me her soul. There was anxiety there but there were also sparks of friendship so I gently took her hands and pulled her towards the throng of dancers as I walked backwards. She followed despite the crowd forcing us to be close together. Once I stopped walking, she took a deep breath and wrapped her hands behind my neck so I gently placed them on her hips. Her anxiety spiked super high and we both struggled to breathe for a minute as she rested her forehead against my shoulder but then she managed to calm it down slowly with a big smile on her face.
"Sorry" she mumbled.
"It's fine, little steps" I said as I pulled my hands back but she had caught them, moved them back to her hips and started dancing with me while wearing a soft smile on her face. I was shocked and decided to tempt fate by snaking my arms all the way around her waist and pulling her against my chest to sway side to side to the beat. Bella's anxiety spiked again but again she snuffed it out and laid her head on my shoulder. It was nice, magical and perfect. I was the happiest vampire there and I could see Rose smiling in my direction from where she stood with Emmett, Char and Peter.
Eventually we took off to the dock where we boarded our boat that would take us to Isle Esme.
"Right so Esme said I'm not allowed to disturb a single grain of sand on her precious island so i'll see you guys in two weeks time" I joked before hopping out of the boat. I was rewarded with a few giggles from Bella. Emmett and Rose led the way as they were the only two who had been here before and showed us the very massive house that was built on this romantic island. Despite it being a romantic getaway for two, there were several bed rooms and was furnished for bigger numbers.
I had carried Bella's stuff to the room she had chosen before carrying my own stuff to a few rooms down to give her space before heading to the beach to watch the moonlight ripple on the water. I had my guitar with me and started working on a song that I thought would be a good way to tell Bella how I felt. I was careful to not sing the lyrics out loud and only played the melody while pouring my heart and soul into the lyrics that I had running through my head.
It described how I felt like a disaster with my emotions and scars that I carried. She didn't know that I also felt the same anxiety when I was close to her as I had hidden it well but I did. For different reasons but every time she was close I felt like the monster that I was for what I did. I was scared to show her how vulnerable I felt, I was scared that she would realize how much of a monster I was and run from me forever. The plan was to sing this song to her when she was ready and to project everything that I had been struggling to hold in from everyone. Then let her decide if she wanted to be with me. If she said no then I was going to run to Italy as I originally planned. Rose may have thought she had changed my mind but I had just given into her demands. Without me, Bella wouldn't feel a pull or any pain. She could forget that I existed, forget the night I climbed in through her window, soaking wet from the rain after she stopped me from running. Forget the first time we got high, forget the first time we rode a horse together, forget everything fun we had ever done together. She would be able to move on just as I had wanted for her, to live and be happy.
Eventually Rose came to sit next to me and I put my guitar carefully in its box.
"You know just because you aren't projecting doesn't mean I don't recognize that look Jasper. I thought you would be happy after tonight?" she whispered softly.
"I don't know what you're talking about, I was just lost in thought" I said carefully knowing everyone could hear our conversation right now before giving her a soft smile. Trust Rose to see right through me. She pulled me in for a side hug before making her way back to her room with Emmett for the night.
